Coffee-tossing robber arrested for 3rd time since Thanksgiving: police

JERSEY CITY — A Jersey City woman has been charged with throwing hot coffee on a gas station mini-mart employee and robbing more than $350 — the third time since Thanksgiving she is accused accosting someone with liquid.

Port Authority police responded to a call of a robbery in progress at the Exxon station on 14th Street and Marin Boulevard at 8:20 p.m. on Jan. 10 and saw April S. Harris, 40, holding a coffee pot inside the store, police said.

A 56-year-old employee outside the mini-mart told police Harris threw coffee at him before cleaning out the cash register, Port …read more